8 Information concerning the applicable procedures if the communication facilities of shore-based Authority fail
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8 Information concerning the applicable procedures if the communication facilities of shore-based Authority fail

  8.1 The system is designed with sufficient system redundancy to cope with normal equipment failure.

  8.2 In the event that the radio communication system or the radar system at the VTS centre breaks down, the communications will be maintained via a standby VHF system. To continue the VTS operation in order to avoid collisions in the bridge area, Great Belt VTS has two options. Either to man the VTS emergency centre at Sprogø or to hand over the responsibility to the VTS Guard vessel, which at all times is stationed in the BELTREP operational area.

  8.3 The VTS emergency centre is equipped with radar, VHF radio sets and CCTV cameras.

  8.4 The VTS Guard vessel is equipped with VHF and radars with ARPA and AIS. Furthermore, it is equipped with ECDIS, which displays radar targets.

Parent topic: Annex - Mandatory Ship Reporting System “In The Storebælt (Great Belt) Traffic Area (BELTREP)”
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